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Kenyan tech firm raises Sh860 million in its first funding

Orange Digital Ventures Africa, the Orange investment fund’s new initiative for Africa launched last June, is proud to announce its first investment, helping Africa’s Talking to raise $8.6 million(Sh860million) alongside the IFC World Bank and Social Capital.

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa’s Talking is currently providing access to telecom operators’ communication and payment APIs (programming interfaces) for developers.

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